Section 3780. Nationally tracked source thresholds  


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  • The terabecquerel (TBq) values are the regulatory standard. The curie (Ci) values specified are obtained by converting from the TBq value. The curie values are provided for practical usefulness only and are rounded after conversion.

    Radioactive material

    Category 1 (TBq)

    Category 1 (Ci)

    Category 2 (TBq)

    Category 2 (Ci)

    Actinium-227

    20

    540

    0.2

    5.4

    Americium-241

    60

    1,600

    0.6

    16

    Americium-241/Be

    60

    1,600

    0.6

    16

    Californium-252

    20

    540

    0.2

    5.4

    Cobalt-60

    30

    810

    0.3

    8.1

    Curium-244

    50

    1,400

    0.5

    14

    Cesium-137

    100

    2,700

    1

    27

    Gadolinium-153

    1,000

    27,000

    10

    270

    Iridium-192

    80

    2,200

    0.8

    22

    Plutonium-238

    60

    1,600

    0.6

    16

    Plutonium-239/Be

    60

    1,600

    0.6

    16

    Polonium-210

    60

    1,600

    0.6

    16

    Promethium-147

    40,000

    1,100,000

    400

    11,000

    Radium-226

    40

    1,100

    0.4

    11

    Selenium-75

    200

    5,400

    2

    54

    Strontium-90

    1,000

    27,000

    10

    270

    Thorium-228

    20

    540

    0.2

    5.4

    Thorium-229

    20

    540

    0.2

    5.4

    Thulium-170

    20,000

    540,000

    200

    5,400

    Ytterbium-169

    300

    8,100

    3

    81

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 24, Issue 18, eff. June 12, 2008.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-229 of the Code of Virginia.